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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06

men who have only their fon hearts
tneir good names, their strong muss
cles, their strong arms, their ambi-
ton to make their wives happy, aud
thoir hope to work up a competence
through frugality and industry, thes.
girls should know how to cook and
they ought to be ashamed TO marry
any such man until they have learn
ed the art of cooking For snch IL
girl to marry snch man wJuld b.
nothing moro or less than social
fraud, unless she shall before eng ,ge
mont inform him fully ofher ignu,-
anse on.this subject 1t is well thon
to have th"so schools Of cookery e.
which girls whose mothers have not
taught thom tho art can 90 and
learn-and we hope that the day H.
near Mt hand wien girls who al,
candidates for malrimuny will prid,
themselves more on their ability to
cook n good dinner than on their
ability to dance. sing, play, ar fool |
away precious time on less useful |
things. Then the world will be bets
ter and the people in it will be hap
pier than they arc now, and the
youth that shall DO born in the land
will be of greater bone, tougher 81
new, aud Of purer blood.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
What Salt is Coed Fer.

Whom You give your cellar its
spring cleaning, add a lit,lo copporas
water and salt 10 tho whitownsh.
Sprintling salt on tho tops and nt
the bottoms of garden walls is said
to keep snails from climbing mp or
down.
Ink stains on linon cau bo taken
ont il the stain is first washed H.
strong salt water aud then pponged
with lemon juice.
For weeds in tho grass put n pinch
or two Of salt in the middle Of each,
and, unless u shower washes it of, it
will kill the woods,
For stains on the hands nothiug
is better than littlo salt, with
enough lemon juice to moieton it,
rubbed on the spots, aud then wash
ed off in clear water.
For relief frern heartburn or dy-
pepsia drink a litjlo cold wa,or in
which has been dissolved q teaspoon
tul OF salt.
Ip basin Of wator, salt, OF course.
falls TO tho bottom; 80 uevJr soak
salt fish with the skin side down, as
the salt will fall to tho skin and ro-
main there.
Salt aud mustard, n toaspoonful
of each, followed with sweet oil
melted butter or milk, is the antido.e
for Fowler's ISOLATION, white precipi,
tate of arsanic.
For weeds in pavements or gravel
walks, make strong brine of coarse
suit and boiling water, put tho brine
in q sprinkliug can and water the
weeds thoroughly, being careful not
to let any Of the brine get on the
grass, or it will kill it. too.
Ifa chimney or huo catch on fire,
close all windows and doors first
then hang a blanket in front Of the
CRATE to exclude all mir. Water
should never be poured down the
chimney, as it spoil' the carpets.
Coarse salt thrown down the chin
ney is much bettor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
TRUTH.

The following beautiful illnstra-
ton OF tho power of truth, is from
the pen Of S II. Hammond, former
ly editor OF tho Albany "State Regis
ter lie was on eyewitness of tue
scene in one of the higher courts Of
Now York;
\ little girl, nine years Of age, was
offered ns witness against Il prisoner,
who was on trial for felony COM
milted in her fatber's house,
Now, Emily said tho counsel for
tho prisoner, upon her being offered
as u witness, y desire TO know you
understand the nature Of an oatbY
4 don't know what you moan,' was
the simple answer.
There. your honor, said the coun-
sol, addressing tho court, lis anything
further necessary to demonstrate the
validity of my objoction2 This witt
ness should bo rejected. Sho does
not comprehend the nature of an
OATH
Lot us soo. said tho Judge.
Come here, my daughter.
Assured by tho kind tone and
manner of the jnago, tho child step
ped toward him, and looked confid-
ingly up into his face with n calm,
clear eye, and with a manner 80 art-
less aud frank that it went straight
to the heart
Did you ever take an oathf in
qgired the jugne. The little girl
stepped back with look of horror,
aud the red blood manted in blush
all over her face as she answered.
No, cir
She thought that he intended to
Inquire if she over blasphemod.
4 do not mean that said the
Judge, who saw her mistake; Il mean,
were you ever witness before9'
No, | never was in court before,
was the answer
Ho banded her tho Bible, open.
DO you know that book, my dsugh-
tery'
She looked at it aud answered,
Yes, sir it is the Bible
DO you ever reaa it1' he eske3. }
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
MDDLEBURGH, SNYDER co, PENNA, OCTOBER g. 1887

SeetDess Of foot. l have seen full.
grown deer in a run leap, with APP
parent ease, stake-and-r -ridercd
fence that must have been more
than sevou feet in perpendicular
height, and their loap is not in a
seosaw movement like horse, bu,
the whole body goes over on level
aud he lights on all four of his feet,
while horse rears on bis hind feet
aud raises these up as his fore feet
go down on The other aide. As is
well known, these animals shed Their
horns $50 called) every yoar, gener-
ally in tho month Of January or
February, aud new sot begins TO
germinate about March, and 10y July
or Auguet they are fall grown and
generally have an additional prong
or spike. These are Mt first covered
with rough, velvety skin, aud the
Eorns or horn is soft. Bnt il soon
begins to dry and hardon and the
velvet he rubs OF against bushes or
gravelly banks, and 10y September it
is us bard as bouo, when Richard is
himself ngoin Soon after tho run
ming season begins ihoir nocks swell
aud they become loan. At these
seasons they are sometimes belliger.
ont, particularly if wounded or
brought to bay, aud then, with bis
hair rolled forward by the moving of
his skin and q cleaning oyo spark
ling with defiance, he is formidable
antagonist with his horns aud feet
which he manipulotes in worry onor-
6etic aBd persevering manner
Iheeo auimale, at an early day,
wero successfully hunted withou,
dogs. But tho most destructive
way ia TO track them in tho snow.
which, after it has fallen for fow
days, freezes over with crust of
ico. In running ovor this their hoofs !
break through, and tho sharp edges
of the ico soon 20 far disable then |
that they become an easy prey to
the hunters bullet. When caught
very young they are easily pet,ed,
and | Lavo heard il said that when |
they are lost from their mother thoy |
will follow man il they happen to
SEQ one. | would advise the render
not to put too much confidence iu
all he bears about hunting, rs hun
ters, like fshormen, are not overs
on questions OF voracity.
The deer is not as long-winded an
animal as The fox, and perhaps from
our TO Elk hours continuous run
ming il as long MS q deer conld hold
his peed, while | am sure | have
known Roynard to run twelve hours
before he went to his don but the
deer is immensely lie superior in
deotuess.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
'Yop, sir; every evening"

W. oits o'ciy c'ehinS
Can you tell me what the Bible
is| inquired the judge.
1T is the word OF the great God,
she answered.
We'll, place your hand upon this
Bible, and listen to what I says and
he repeated slowly anl solemnly the
oath usually administered to witness
ses.
Now said the jndge, you have
sworn os witness. will you tell me
what will befall you il you no not tell
the truth?,
j shall be shut up in State prison,
answered tho child.
Anything olser askel tho Judge.
Il shall never go to heaven she
replied.
How do you know this'' asked the
judge again
The child took the Bible and turns
ing rapidly to tho chapter contain.
ing tho commandments, pointed to
the iuj junction, Thou shalt not bear
false witness against Thy neighbor.
il learned that before I could read.
'Hasanyoue talked with you about
your being a witness here against.
this man.? inquired the Judge.
'lea, sir she replied. My moth
er heard they wanted no 10 be n
witness, and last night she called mo
TO her room and asked mo TO tell her
the ten commandmouts,.and then we
kneeled down together aud she pray
ed that might understand how
wicked it was to bear lalse witness
ngoinat my neighbor, and that God |
would help me, q little child, to tell
tho truth aa it was before Him.
And when came up hero with faith
or she kiseed me, and told me to re
member the ninth commandment,
aud that God would hear every word
that said
DO you believe thisS' asked the
Judge, whilc tear glistened in his
eye and bis lips quiverod with emo
ton.
Yes, sir said the child, with a
voice and manner that showed her
of the truth was perfect.
God bless you, my child,' said the
ndge; you have good mother.
This witness is competeata he contin-
lod. Were 1 on tria' .ot my life
md innocent ,sths =, /. aeninst
ne, | would pray to cd foi such
witnesses as this. Let ner bo oxam-
ned
She told her story with the sim.
olicity of a child, as tbe was, but
here was o directness about it that
,arriod conviction OF iis truth to
,yery heart. She was rigidly cross.
The counsel plied her
With indefinite and Ingenious qnes-
Joining, but she varied from her fret
statement in nothing The truth as
spoken by that little child was SUBJ
ime. Falsehood and perjury had
preceded her, The prisoner had
'ntrenched himself in lies. Witness
'es had falsiied facts in his favor and
'illiany had manufactured for hiIn
! sham defence. I'ut before her
estimony it was scattered like chaff
The littlo child for whom tho mother
lad prayed for strength to be given
o speak the truth az it was before
iod, broke the cunning devises OF
natured witnesses.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
Coz Infants and Children.
mn MARAND ROTuROCK.
Fremont. Sny Ter county, Pa

frnduatcoi Baltimore College cf PlyaIcians
and surgeon. Oilers bis profcssl nal service
to tho public. Speaks EuRlis aud German.
March, II, 1851. Il.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
w IN -c.HrGSE
7 HE Kid NE VS.,

They are the most important
secretOry organs. Into and
through the Kidneys flow the
waste fluids OF the body,
containing poisonous matter
taken out OF the system. If
the Kidneys DO not act prop
erly this matter Is retained,
the whole system becomes
disordered and the following
symptoms will follow: Head
ache, weakness, pain In the
small Of back and loins, fiushes
OF heat, chilis, wjth disorderad
stomach and bowels. You can
thoroughly protect the Kid
neys by BUPDOCK BLOOD BIT
TERS, and when Hny Of these
symptoms manifest them
selves you can quickly rid
yourself Of them by This best
OF all medicines for the Kid
neys. BURDOCK BLOOD BIT
TERS are soid everywhere at
81 per bottle, and one bottle
will prove their efficacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
Against Stinginess in Seeding.
Rural Kew Yorker.

Waldo Z. Brown says he believes in
heavy seeding"-ten pounds OF clover if
sown alone. Well, declare, if that is not
heavy seeding! Fifteen pounds OF timothy,
if sown for meadow without amixtul e /;
or five pounds of clover and q peck of
timothy" Go over the meadows through
out our country and you will find not one
half of the ground covered with grass
roots, or half the available soil producing
anything. Why? Because farmers are
too spariug of their seed. For years I
have never considered less than one peck
Of timothy and an equalamount of clover
when mixed, or one-half TO three-guarters
of bushel of ktimothy or one-half a
bushel of clover to the acre too much
seed. To give you specimen of what
call heavy or extravaganza seeding, sowed
three-Guarters Of bushel, or forty five
pounds, of clover seed to the acre on two
acres of winter wheat on snow. Naen
the frost was out of the ground | ran
grain drill between the rows, completely
stirring the soil and scattering fozty
bushels of air-slaked lime-in one weeks
time. [ rolled this when quite dry, and
left il until harvest. We Feat it with a
Cham pion reaper, and had to cut one foot
high to prevent clover from, getting into
the butts of the bundles. The 18th of Au
gust I moved this stubbie and clover and
had four large loads. The following year
4 cut the clover on the last Gay of june,
and drew eight large loads. IN Septem-
Der I again moved this field and cured it
without rain, and, threshing with clover
Aaller, had five and three-qnarters bush
els of seed, for which I received 81 a
bashel. The chaf (for after threshing it
is all cut like chaf) L carefully secGEe5
for winter feeding of milk, COWS, with ex-
cellent results. The sod is now five years
old and produces each year abundant
crops, which are cut twice. / have apas-
tuTe, now fifteen years DID,. upon which
were sown three-quarters OF a bushel of
timothy and twenty bushels of wood
ashes to the acre Oh spring wheat. This
sod is good and produces abundant feed,
even at this time. Money spent In album
dant seeding is worth ten peg cent. at any
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
To be continued
PROMINENT PEOPLE

Moncure D. Codway is lectu1ing on
ssBnglish Life and Society" in Washing
ton this week.
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston, the we'll
known southern writer, is threatened
with total blindness
Count Herbert Bismarck now wears the
badge Of the Order of the White. Eagle
as a gift from the Car of all the Rus
slams.
GeorgeBrancroft, the historian has so
far recovered from his recent illness as
to be able to go out on mild days.
Senator Fair, before leaving Washing
ton, gave his $1,000 saddle-horse to the
eldest Miss Bayard, who is dashing
rider.
Bishop Keane, of Richmond, Va, will
it is believed, be chosen president of the
new Roman Catholic university at Wash
ington.
John w. Garrett, the railroad magnate
while giving largely for public charities
is said to have kept men at work at such
wages that their families suffered for the
necessaries Of life.
Memorial services in honor of the late
President Arthur will take place in the
assembly chamber, in Albany, n Y, or
the evening of April 20. Ex-Attorne!
General Brewster, Of Philadelphia, AND
Channcy M. Depew will deliver addresses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
Farm Notes.

If hog is worth having on shs farm,
then he Is worth feeding until he is at his
best.
Constant change of stock gives sou no
opportunity to realize the full valve of
any breed, however good.
Experiments show that the native
thicF-skinned grapes are better keepers
than our improved varieties.
Nobody has seen ground narrowed too
much for the preparation of wheat, for
it is hardly possible to get too fine filth.
Under like conditions, young animals
make greater gain, in proportion to food
eaten, than those that are fully matured.
Do not use fertilizers too lavishly on
ported plants. A small quantity applied
frequently is better than full allowance
at one time.
1t is an easy matter to- have a garden
so arranged as to cultivate it with horse
hoe, but the best results are usually OBJ
tanned on small plots well manured and
worked by hand.
The overlooking of any kind of breed
ing stock is calculated to impair fertility
and that species of thriftiness which
prompts 80 activity AMI the full working
powers of all the vital organs.
If you wish early green food before the
grass crop is ready, especially if castle
are confin ed, make a small plot very rich
with well rotted manure, and SOW marrow
fat peas and oats together. Sow the seed
thickly, and cut for use at any time when
the material is high enough for that pGE-
pose. 1t is excellent for all kinds of
stock, and especially for COWS and sheep.
In a majority of cases the orchard is
the last location to be given cultivation,
while very often the supPosition Is that
it should receive but little care. The best
results are only obtained from the orchard
when it is kept in as good condition as
possible, not only by being trimmed, and
the suckers removed, but a liberal appli-
cation of fertilizers made to the ground.
In estimating the value of manure it
must not be overlooked that water is, a.
prominent ingredient. In thirty tons
of ordinary barn. yard manure there are
$4,000 pounds of water, $50 pounds phos-
phoric acid, 200 pounds potash and 225
pounds nitrogen. This estimate, how
ever, depends, upon the kind of manure;
but the proportion of plant food is small
compared with the bulk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
Good Crops Without Rain.
American AgriculturiSt.


The so-caIled luck element apparently
entered into Iowa county farming more
the past year than at any time in its his
tory. When, after weeks of dry weather
the needed rain put in an appearance
it came Sin streaks." Sometimes it would
only touch part of one mans farm, and
a half mile from there the whole township
received copious supply. Here is a
case in point that came under the writer's
observation. Near Kirkman, in this
State, farmer had to sell his farm on
account of debts for machines. interest
on mortgage, etc. The buyer put in
about 140 acres of corn, leaving only
twenty acres for pasture, etc. Sunshine
and rain,'' in just the light proportion,
gave him crop averaging sixty-five
bushels to the acre, which, selling at
twenty-five cents, brought him the money
of his Investment, leaving the farm as
bis profit.
It was satisfactorily demonstrated, last
season, that good crops can be raised on
Iowa soil without drop of rain from
seedtlme to harvest, and it is almost
safe to say, dry season there is the pre-
ferable one for small grain. Last year
was the first time that the threshing
machines ''got left" on the measure. A
farmer near Marengo brought load Of
oats that measured forty-three bushels
from the machines, but weighed (thirty
three pounds to the bushel) sixty-six
bushels and twenty pounds. The writer
was an eye witness to the above measure
ment. We may not have another dry
time for years, but it is we'll to remember
these things.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31

OF IT. which makes the profit. A great
many farmers who raise colts don't seem
to know that it pays to feed colts well
from their birth, and to make them grow
as fast as possible. They should not feed
for spavins, ringbones and other blem-
lshes or defects in the limbs, and yet they
do. Some mems colts are always Hnsound
IN their limbs, and the reason is they do
not Lave food suitable to make perfect
development of the bones, tendons, It's
sues and muscles.
If either one of these parts is defect
I've, or lacking in nutrim ent to bring it to
perfection, the whole structure of the leg
Is weakened, as more strain Is brought
upon the rest. The colt then must be
well fed and it wants something more
than straw or swale hay. 1t should have
oats, bran and oil meal with the hay, if It
Is only little, and then it will build mp q
complete body, and be likely to grow up
sound, and reach maturity sooner and be
ready for work Farm journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
Hints on Spring Work iA tae Garden.
Philadelphia Record.

With the advent of spring begins the
work in the garden. and the supply of
vegetables and luxuries. depends upon the
fertility of the soil and the care bestowed.
Some plants are hardy and may be put
out early, but nothing is gained by haste
In attempting to force plants that delight
in warmth unless the forcing process be
attempted under favorable conditions.
It must be kept in view that frosts may
come at any time, even as late as June,
and it is not safe to- put out large crops,
of tender vegetables before the middle Of
MAY. Onions, lettuce, kale, raddishes,
spinach, peas, early cabbage and early
potatoes may take the risk Of injury
from frost as soon as the ground shall be
warm enough to terminate the seed. The
onion crop is one that should always go
In early, as 1t thrives best when the sea-
son is not too warm, and not only enaures
quite severe frost, but the crop keeps
well in winter also. Nothing can BIO gain
ed by transplanting egg plants, tomato
plants, or melons before warm weather,
as any slight check given them will be
materially felt during the whole growing
season. The dwarf peas are best for an
early supply, and require no sup
port to hold the vines off the
ground: bat they 90 NOT compare
with the taller kinds N flavor or
in quality. Early beets, carrots and par
ships can be put in as soon as the ground
! shall be in proper condition. Asparagus
is usually the first vegetable Of the sea-
son, but it can not be secured until
weH-grown and permanent bed shall have
| been established. Lima beans, sugar
corn, beans, melons, turnips, squash and
egg plants may be classed as summer
crops, as they are not planted till the
ground is we'll warmed and all danger
| from frost is over. What is mostly re-
CURED for garden is fine soil, not
simply that which is plowed or spadeo,
but one which is either harro we'd or raked
until not clod can be seen, and the
deeper the fine soil the better. In using
manure that which is thoroughly decom-
posed is best, but experienced gardeners
make use of well-rotted com post, assisted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
THE ENDING.

Down in the swamp where the cypress grows,
Down where the sluggish bayou flows,
Come and I'll show you if proof you need,
The epot wel-chesen for darkest deed.
He was stabbed TO the heart-'a murder "-you
say.
Yes-found in the woods one week to-day.
Maybe an CIVIL in yon tall tree
Heard the last groau. which seers 70 be
FchoiDg yet when the wind in its might
Walls dirge of winters night,
nd sounds from the swamp weird-iike cry
AS strange bird feels some danger nigh.
So strangers dug the grave out there,
Where the vines will closer cling each year;
Starry blossom. shine out in the spring,
And the knocking bird shall sometimes sing,
Its sweet love-sopg in the cypress shade,
Over the place where the victim is laid
Over the grave of the poor unknown!
While the pines keep up their ceaseless moan.